Sentences with phrase «damaged bones and muscles»

It is widely used to speed the repair of damaged bones and muscles, although its effectiveness is unclear.

Protein serves the important functions of helping to heal damaged bones and muscle tissue along with aiding in the production of antibodies which help dogs fight off infections.

Not exact matches

The PDR goes on to specify in excruciating detail the toxic potential of this drug: liver damage, kidney destruction, heart muscle compromise, pulmonary failure, gastrointestinal pathology, and bone marrow suppression.

Current research is looking at why inhibiting certain molecules, such as mouse protein Stat3, promote muscle regeneration in mice and how to engineer orthopedic implants from stem cells to replace damaged cartilage and bone, but the results of that effort aren't expected to be necessarily aimed at the old.

In the last few years, Sweeney, a professor of physiology and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and a small cadre of other researchers have learned how to create genes that repair weak, deteriorating, or damaged muscles, bones, tendons, and cartilage in a relatively short period of time.

The surgical technique, described recently in the journal Orthopedics, required Brien to remove Lovett's tumor and damaged bone in its entirety, replace it with a prosthetic and then reconnect his hip and surrounding muscle to the prosthetic implant.

The heart, muscles and nerves can not work properly without the minerals, and deficiency can also cause bone loss, osteoporosis and tooth damage.

These patented, next - generation stem cell injection procedures utilize an individual's own bone - marrow derived stem cells and blood PRP / platelet rich plasma mixtures to boost the body's own ability to heal damaged muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, spinal disc, or bone.

The application of these therapies could range from the repair of heart muscle damaged by heart attack to the repair of sports - related bone, cartilage and muscle injuries.

In the lab, Dr. Huard is developing cutting - edge therapies to regenerate bone and cartilage and to repair damaged muscle.

Sitting too much will also contribute to neck and shoulder pain, back problems caused by an inflexible spine and disc damage, improper posture, muscle degeneration, weak bones and even osteoporosis.

Astronauts can lose as much as 15 % of their bone and muscle mass from only 14 days at zero gravity, so NASA needed a way to help reverse this damage.

When you push your body's limits through physical stress and strain, your body will respond by strengthening the stressed and damaged areas, both muscle and bone, which is why exercise is so beneficial.

Because muscles are not significantly damaged, added benefits include faster recovery, the strengthening of bone, stronger muscles without bulking up, more fat burning, and no impairment of aerobic function.

These include altered and / or decreased immune system function (possibly linked to infections and allergies), collagen loss (think wrinkles), decreased muscle synthesis, increased abdominal fat, bone breakdown, decreased intestinal immunity (possibly leading to GI infections), damage to the lining of the intestines (or leaky gut syndrome), increased stomach acid secretion (think heartburn and ulcers), hippoacampus destruction (leading to problems with circadian rhythm, memory, and causing a feed - forward vicious stress cycle), increased blood pressure, thyroid hormone imbalances, «shutdown» of the reproductive system (possibly leading to miscarriage or infertility), and more.

It will repair damage to muscle tissue, bone fibers, and sinew.

Physical activity, whether it be light exercise or a simple walk helps to keep the muscles in the body strong and protect against further bone damage.

This puts strain on your bones and other sensitive parts of your body — and it may also damage important muscles by placing unnecessary strain on them because they now need to help hold your body up.

While HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and other forms of exercise are beneficial for maintaining bone health, muscle growth, and maintenance, too much can cause damage both externally and internally.

The plant based diet may be temporarily effective for CORRECTING poor health from these factors, but for the growing population of responsibly physically active individuals that require higher protein diets, a strictly plant based diet will only starve their muscles, bones and tendons leading to injury, tissue damage and disease.

Typical acute injuries include damage to cartilages in the knee (especially tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament), other ligament or joint injuries, broken bones, muscle pulls and the like.

Over-exercising when young can cause damage to growing bones, joints, and muscles.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Calcium and phosphorous (bone); Creatine Kinase (CK or CPK) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) muscle damage, trauma, or inflammation.

And too much vitamin D may damage the bones, lead to muscle atrophy or result in anorexia.

She had massive muscle and bone damage to a rear leg due to an old injury.

The injuries resulting from slip and fall incidents can run the full range from minor to severe and can include brain damage, concussion, headaches, TMJ (jaw), scars and disfigurement, hearing loss, seizures, neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, leg pain, rotator cuff tear, herniated and bulging discs, fractures and broken bones, muscle damage, ligament damage, tendon damage, nerve damage, spinal cord injuries, and many other physical problems.

Soft tissue injuries often refer to contusions, sprains and strains, but also include whiplash, muscle tears, muscle separation, tendon injuries, nerve damage, bone bruises, and cartilage damage.

Not only can the bones in and around the knee fracture upon impact, but soft tissue damage (i.e., ligaments, muscles, tendons, and menisci) can also occur.

Serious burn injuries cause excruciating pain and take a considerable amount of time to heal.Depending on the type of burn and the location of the injury, there may be damage to skin, muscle, bone and organs.

Burn victims may suffer: muscle, bone, blood and tissue damage as well as subsequent pain due to injury to nerves.

Damage to the legs and lower extremities that can include broken bones, lacerations, torn muscles, severe burns, and, in a worst case, the loss of limbs.

Orthopedic injuries involve damage to the musculoskeletal system: bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves.

Sometimes the spinal cord itself is damaged and in other cases the surrounding bones and muscles are injured which in turn affect the spinal cord.

Our lawyers work with clients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury; spinal cord damage; broken bones; nerve or respiratory damage; muscle, tissue, and ligament damage, loss of limb; and any injury that involves a loss of bodily function.

4th degree — Deep tissue burns that completely destroy the skin and sometimes damage muscle, fascia or bone

Typical injuries connected with slip and fall crashes consist of contusions, broken bones, muscle damages, torn ligaments, traumas, as well as various other head injuries.

Involuntary muscle contractions caused by the shock can damage muscles, tendons, ligaments, and even bone.

If you are not being treated, the condition can lead to permanent damage including deterioration of the skin, bones and muscle.

A fourth - degree burn is a burn that's so bad it destroys the skin and damages the muscle and bone underneath.